Sold2023Ibeji Twins - Glass beads, Wood - Yoruba - NigeriaAppealing Ibeji twins of the YORUBA tribe of Nigeria. One of the most famous Yoruba Ibeji woodcarvings is the figures that represent deceased twins. According to Yoruba faith, they affect the daily liSee Sold Price
SoldYoruba Female Twin Figure, NigeriaYoruba Female Twin Figure, Nigeria ibeji Wood, pigments, glass beads, metal, encrustations Height 10 3/4in (27.3cm) Provenance Sotheby's, New York, 6 May 1994, Lot 108 Stanley Lederman Collection, NewSee Sold Price
Sold2023Female twin figure "ere ibeji" - Nigeria, Yoruba, Igbomina, Baba Magbawood, pigments, glass beads, metal, H: 29 cm, H: 11,4 inch Provenance: Ben Hirsch, Maastricht, The Netherlands Lit.: Chemeche, George, Ibeji, The Cult of Yoruba Twins, Milan 2003, ill. 126 f. ContinenSee Sold Price
Sold2022Female twin figure "ere ibeji" - Nigeria, Yorubawood, pigments, glass beads, cowrie shell, plant fibre, H: 27,5 cm, H: 10,8 inch Provenance: German Collection Continent: AfricaSee Sold Price
Sold2024Male twin figure "ere ibeji" - Nigeria, Yoruba, Oyowood, pigments, metal, glass beads, coconut discs, cowrie shells, H: 31,3 cm, H: 12,3 inch Provenance: Christa's Gallery, Copenhagen, Denmark Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, 21 March 2015, Lot 318 Karl-LSee Sold Price
Sold2024Female pair of twin figures "ere ibeji" - Nigeria, Yoruba, Ife, Gbonganwood, pigments, cowries, glass beads, coconut discs, Both figures are hung with cowrie strings as an expression of special esteem and to demonstrate the family's wealth. H: 25 cm & 26 cm, H: 9,8 inchSee Sold Price
Sold2022Male twin figure "ere ibeji" - Nigeria, Yoruba, Ijebu Odewood, camwood powder, glass beads, H: 29 cm, H: 11,4 inch Provenance: Werner Zintl, Worms, Germany (2002) Lit.: Polo, Fausto, Enzyklopädie der Ibeji, 2008, ill. 255See Sold Price
Sold2021Male twin figure "ere ibeji" - Nigeria, Yoruba, Oyo,wood, colour pigments, glass beads, coconut discs, H: 27,5 cm, H: 10,8 inch Provenance:Walter Grasser, Munich, Germany Lit.: Stoll, Gert & Mareidi, Ibeji, Zwillingsfiguren der Yoruba, München 198See Sold Price
Sold2021Female twin figure "ere ibeji" - Nigeria, Yoruba,wood, colour pigments, glass beads, metal, In 1980 Stoll published a pair of figures that bear striking resemblance to the present figure. He describes the pair as very unusual and places them in theSee Sold Price
Sold2021Male twin figure "ere ibeji" - Nigeria, Yoruba,wood, camwood powder, crowrie shells, glass beads, nails, For the Yoruba the birth of twins promised wealth and prosperity, which is symbolized by the attached strings of cowrie snails . H: 30,5 cm, HSee Sold Price
Sold2016Twin figure "ere ibeji" - Nigeria, Yorubawood, reddish brown patina, encrustations with camwood powder "osun", remains of indigo blue paint at the coiffure, strings of glass beads, diamond-shaped eyes with framing eye-lashes and drilled pupiSee Sold Price
Sold2023Elegant Old Yoruba Ibeji Twin IdolA slender carved wooden male twin idol with deep well handled surface patina, accented with blue pigment, and embellished with glass beads. Yoruba peoples, Nigeria, Africa. The sculpture measures 12 iSee Sold Price
Sold2018A Yoruba Ibeji twin idol, African ArtA carved wooden male idol with tall conical hat with incised designs, traditional facial scars, metal inset eyes and reddish patina with antique glass bead adornment. Yoruba peoples, Nigeria, Africa.See Sold Price
Sold2023African Yoruba Nigeria Ibeji FigureAfrican Yoruba Nigeria Ibeji Figure.Carved Wood, Pigments and Glass Beads. It measures 10 ¾ inches high and 3 inches widest.See Sold Price
Sold2021Classic Yoruba Ibeji Twin Idol Ex Evan Mauer CollectionA very finely carved wooden Ibeji or Twin Idol. Yoruba peoples, Nigeria, Africa. This idol is adorned with glass beads and deep facial scars. The sculpture measures 11 inches tall. Provenance: From thSee Sold Price
Sold2021A Yoruba Ibeji IdolA carved wooden effigy of a Twin with deep well handled surface patina and embellished with bronze rings, cowrie shells and old glass beads. The Yoruba peoples of Nigeria have one of the highest incidSee Sold Price
Sold2017Yoruba Peoples Female ere-ibejiFemale ere-ibeji Yoruba peoples Nigeria early 20th century Wood with glass beads 11"H In good condition, with old eroded and missing sections; fine lustrous, medium brown patina remains Provenance: olSee Sold Price
Sold2018YORUBA, TWIN FIGURES (IBEJI), NIGERIATwo: Early 20th c. Male and female pair Carved wood, beads Largest 12 1/2" x 3" The Yoruba of Nigeria have the highest recorded rate of twin births in the world, with an estimated 45 sets of twins inSee Sold Price
Sold2015YORUBA - pair of Ibeji figuresNigeria, Yoruba early, 20th century, wood, cauri shells, small beads, pigments, representing twins, usage traces, dark brown patina. Minor losses. Dim.: 23,5cm.See Sold Price
Sold2021Female pair of twin figures "ere ibeji" - Nigeria,wood, camwood powder, glass beads, Particularly striking about this pair of figures are the unusually rich body scarifications.The pair is published in Gert and Mareidi Stoll's standard work on YorubaSee Sold Price
Sold2022Rare Yoruba Ppl Male and Female Ere Ibeji SetRare and fine Male and female ere Ibeji pair Yoruba peoples Igbomina region Nigeria Early 20th century Wood with encrusted, medium brown, aged patina; glass beads and metal Heights: 11.5 and 11 in., rSee Sold Price
Sold2018Male/female pair of twin figures "ere ibeji" - Nigeria,wood, rich reddish brown shiny patina, black paint, abundantly adorned (three strings of glass beads/coconut discs each), encrusted with camwood powder, slightly dam., insect caused missing parts, craSee Sold Price
Sold2015Male/female pair of twin figures "ere ibeji" - Nigeria,wood, reddish brown patina, black paint, pigments, metal tag eyes (missing for the male figure), adorned with strings of miniature glass beads and coconut discs, large eyes with grooved eyelashes, triSee Sold Price
Sold2016YORUBA WOOD ERE IBEJI FIGURES, NIGERIAYORUBA WOOD ERE IBEJI FIGURES (2), FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA, H 10 1/2":Carved wood twin figures, including 1 male and 1 female, each wears bead and metal bracelets. Two items total. Property of theSee Sold Price
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